2010-09-26

...a.k.a Chanel Paradoxal inspired manicure. I read somewhere that bloggers duped Paradoxal with Models Own Purple grey and some CND. I don't own MO so I tried it with my favourite taupe color - OPI YDKJ. And I love it. I know it is not exactly a close dupe but I'm really excited about it. Btw I have a big dilemma about Paradoxal - buy it or not? At first I wanted it. Then I tried it in store and was kinda disappointed. And then I saw another swatches and wanted it again. Anyway still can't make up my mind - what do you think, should I buy it?Sorry for the terribly blurry photos. This mani is very, very hard to capture. The biggest difference is that Paradoxal is deeper and the shimmer is not so intense as is my "homemade" version. It is visible only under certain light. My mani is shimmery almost all the time.... what do you guys think?

All pictures are taken in natural light, two coats, no base or topcoat.

Classic camelThe hottest trend of this fall is everywhere - clothes, shoes, handbags and you can even paint your nails in camel shade. There's really pretty gold shimmer. Sorry for the quality - the polish came to me leaking a bit so I need to use thinner...I think this color is definitely not for everyone and it might not match your skintone. But I like it.

Definitely the biggest surprise for me. I don't like brown polishes, I would never buy it. This is very shiny bronze-brown with a lot of shimmer. And I like it and I plan to wear it! You can see some brush strokes on the picture but IRL it's not that serious and shades like this just do it.

I love the tiny blue microglitter in it, it gives this color some juice. Obviously my camera does not cooperate with certain colors, it is a cold blue undertoned purple but not such blue as it is on this picture.

What can I tell? It is prettier than I thought first, maybe I can consider it as a nearly-night-sky nail polish (and you guys know about my night sky polishes obsession, right?) It is a bit darker and looks better IRL.

2010-09-10

Ok, fall is really comming, I should deal with it. So I painted my nails in some "fall" color - Suzi skis in the Pyrenees Suede. I have also the "normal" version, which I like. It is the almost black kind of color but it I think it matches my skin tone better that just black. The suede version is quite different - it's the same like other suede shades versions. Application is ok, but you have to be really quick - it dries super fast so if you don't paint your nails really fast it might become "muddy". This is two coats and I like the suede polishes more with top coat. PS: on the picture with top coat is seems kinda bluish. It isn't, IRL it's like on my pinkie.

2010-09-07

Where do I start? I'll try to summarize my first impressions.1) This color is absolutely gorgeous to-die-for perfect pink. So no matter how much negatives is there about this polish, this color is definitely worth it2) It is long lasting. Only thing I discovered - I suspect Seche vite that it shortens the polish lasting power and makes it chip off quickly.3)It dries a long time, even with SV. I have 2 coats.4) There are some weird bubbles on the brush when applying it - and you can see on my index that it stayed also on my nail. I don't get it.5)Did I mention the color is absolutely stunning, my new HG pink?

2010-09-06

Hi everyone!This is my new super cheap palette by Essence (approx. $4). Not that I don't have a lot of colours like this, but I was just curious if it's worth the money, or better - comparable to my much more expensive hish end eyeshadows. This is just a basic "natural eyes" set. 1)highlight, quite light color, what I absolutely don't get is that there's a few BIG blue-green glitters. What?!2)pretty beige color, quite well pigmented3)super nice color, but unfortunately almost not pigmented at all! What a shame!3)darker brown, just nice.Generaly those essence shadows are miserably pigmented, very "dry" and dusty and It lasts you ages to layer the color the way it's visible.(And when I'm doing my school makeup I really don't have half an hour for doing it!) I would recommend it to someone who likes sheer, not much pigmented colors. If you really like the "I REALLY have no makeup on" look, it might be good for you.

Hi!Today I want to show you a few pics of my new amazingly multi-use palette. It contains 12 shades and it can be used in many ways - for neutral "no makeup" eyes, summer golden-brownish eyes, smokey bronze eyes and also for more dramatic night looks. So even if you have only this palette (but honestly I doubt there's someone like this :-) you can create sooo many different looks with it.

And of course you can do with it lots and lots neutral golden/beige/brown looks but I didn't wanna bore you to death and anyway I plan to do neutral back to school look with another super cheap palette. There's just a quick photo of my neutral to-go look :)